Editing Sluis

{{About|the municipality|the battle|Battle of Sluys|the hamlet in Tholen|Sluis, Tholen}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| postal_code             = 4500–4519, 4524–4529
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'''Sluis''' ({{IPA|nl|slœys|lang|248 Sluis.ogg}}; {{langx|zea|label=[[Zeelandic]]|Sluus}} {{IPA|zea|slys|}}; {{langx|fr|Écluse}}) is a [[city]] and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] located in the west of [[Zeelandic Flanders]], in the south-western Dutch province of [[Zeeland]].

The current incarnation of the municipality has existed since 1 January 2003. The former municipalities of [[Oostburg]] and [[Sluis-Aardenburg]] merged on that date. The latter of these two municipalities was formed from a merger between the previous municipality named Sluis and the former municipality of Aardenburg in 1995.

==History==
[[File:Sluis, Netherlands ; Ferraris Map.jpg|thumb|left|Sint Anna ter Muiden and Sluis on the [[Ferraris map]] (around 1775)]]
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The town received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1290. In 1340 the [[Battle of Sluys]] was fought nearby at sea during the [[Hundred Years' War]].  There is a record of one of the first lotteries with money on 9 May 1455 of 1737 florins (US$170,000, in 2014).

During the [[Eighty Years' War]] in 1587 the town [[Siege of Sluis (1587)|was captured]] by Spanish troops under the [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma|Duke of Parma]] and [[Siege of Sluis (1604)|was retaken]] in 1604 by a Dutch and English force under [[Maurice of Nassau]].

From 2006 until its closure in 2013, [[Oud Sluis]] was one of only two [[Michelin Guide|Michelin]] three-starred restaurants in the entire country.

==Geography==
[[File:Gem-Sluis-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Sluis, June 2015]]
In addition to the town of Sluis itself, the municipality is made up of the following population centres:
{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|
* [[Aardenburg]]
* [[Breskens]]
* [[Cadzand]]
* Draaibrug
* [[Eede]]
* [[Groede]]
* [[Heille]]
* [[Hoofdplaat]]
* [[IJzendijke]]
* [[Nieuwvliet]]
* [[Oostburg]]
* [[Retranchement]]
* [[Schoondijke]]
* [[Sint Anna ter Muiden]]
* [[Sint Kruis]]
* Terhofstede
* [[Waterlandkerkje]]
* [[Zuidzande]]
* Zwindorp
}}

[[Sint Anna ter Muiden]], with a population of only 50 (2001), is a small village about 1&nbsp;km west of the town of Sluis, located on the [[Extreme points of the Netherlands|westernmost point]] of the Netherlands.

== Demography ==
The population of the city is 2,040 (as of 2001).

== Transport ==
A [[ferry]] connection across the [[Westerschelde]] exists between Breskens and [[Vlissingen]]. After the opening of the [[Western Scheldt Tunnel|Westerschelde tunnel]] near [[Terneuzen]] in 2003, the ferry now carries only pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Joost de Soete.jpg|125px|thumb|Joost de Soete]]
[[File:Ate de Jong.jpg|125px|thumb|Ate de Jong, 1976]]
* [[John Crabbe (died 1352)|John Crabbe]] (before 1305 in Muide – 1352)l a Flemish merchant, pirate and soldier
* [[Joost de Soete]] (ca.1510/1520 in Sluis – 1589), a Dutch nobleman and Field Marshal
* [[Jacob van Loo]] (1614 in Sluis – 1670), a painter of the [[Dutch Golden Age]]
* [[Joan Blasius]] (1639 in Cadzand — 1672), a Dutch poet, playwright, translator and lawyer
* [[Johanna Jacoba van Beaumont]] (ca.1752 in Sluis - 1827), a politically active journalist, feminist and editor
* [[Johan Hendrik van Dale]] (1828 in Sluis - 1872), a Dutch teacher, archivist and lexicographer
* [[Ernst Oppler]] (1867–1929), German impressionist painter, lived for some years in Sluis
* [[Hermine Moquette]] (1869-1971), Dutch archivist, born in Sluis
* [[Jan Eekhout]] (1900 in Sluis - 1978), a Dutch writer, poet, translator and Nazi
* [[Herman Wijffels]] (born 1942 in Turkeye), a retired Dutch politician and businessman
* [[Hans Wijers]] (born 1951 in Oostburg), a retired Dutch politician and businessman
* [[Ate de Jong]] (born 1953 in Aardenburg), a Dutch film director<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429517/  IMDb Database] retrieved 5 August 2019</ref>

=== Sport ===
* [[Willem van Hanegem]] (born 1944 in Breskens), a Dutch former football midfielder with over 50 caps and 600 appearances in the top flight of association football
* [[Annabel Kosten]] (born 1977 in Oostburg), a retired freestyle swimmer, bronze medallist at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Sluis town hall.jpg|The town hall and the Belfort in Sluis
File:Sluis church.jpg|The channel and the catholic church in Sluis
File:Sint Anna ter Muiden2.jpg|A street of the village Sint Anna ter Muiden
File:Retranchement, de Retranchementse Molen RM33921 foto6 2015-09-25 14.15.jpg|Retranchement, de Retranchementse Molen
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Zwin]]  – Nature reserve
* [[Battle of Sluys]]
* [[Van der Sluijs]] – Surname of Dutch origin
* [[History of the Netherlands]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
*{{commons-inline|Sluis}}
*[http://www.gemeentesluis.nl Official website] (in Dutch)

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Sluis
|North     = [[Vlissingen]]<br>''[[Western Scheldt]]''
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Terneuzen]]
|Southeast = [[Sint-Laureins]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[East Flanders|VOV]])
|South     = [[Maldegem]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[East Flanders|VOV]])
|Southwest = [[Damme]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[West Flanders|VWV]])
|West      = [[Knokke-Heist]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[West Flanders|VWV]])
|Northwest = ''[[North Sea]]''
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{{Zeeland Province}}
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